Cody Ponce

With his pitch count up, Ponce was lifted with the bases loaded and two out in the first. Michael Plassmeyer then retired Ryan Kreidler. Ponce came back out for the second and walked two more in a scoreless frame. In the third, he retired Brooks Lee and gave up a double to Matt Wallner before being lifted again. In all, Ponce threw 31 of his 59 pitches for strikes. The bullpen then followed his lead the rest of the way, and the Jays won the game 6-1 despite walking 10 batters in all.

Twins 1 Blue Jays 6 A win. Cody Ponce had troubles finding the strike zone, but he didn t give up a run. He gave up 4 walks and 2 hits, with 2 strikeouts. He came out of the game with 2 out in the second inning and then came back in to get the first [ ]

That's not typically a good sign. The Blue Jays had previously said they were not concerned about a major injury for Berrios, but it's hard to be as confident in that now. He likely wasn't on fantasy radars anyway so this shouldn't change that, but it may change value in the rest of the Blue Jays rotation. The team had wanted to be cautious with Trey Yesavage's innings, but they may not have that luxury anymore. Of course, they could just move Eric Lauer into the rotation or piggyback Lauer and Yesavage. This also means Cody Ponce's spot in this rotation is very secure, and he should be going higher in drafts.

This week's mailbag gets into the Pirates' third base situation, the best shortstop of 2026, projections for Kazuma Okamoto and Cody Ponce, and thoughts on the Nationals, Cardinals, and Mets. Don asks: Is Isaac Paredes the Pirates' best option for a trade upgrade at third base? What might that cost be in prospects/players? John asks: […]

This week's mailbag gets into the Pirates' third base situation, the best shortstop of 2026, projections for Kazuma Okamoto and Cody Ponce, and thoughts on the Nationals, Cardinals, and Mets. Don asks: Is Isaac Paredes the Pirates' best option for a trade upgrade at third base? What might that cost be in prospects/players? John asks: […]